Had he
lived, Elvis would be 78 years old this year.
Would he still be rockin’ like Chuck Berry is, or would he be ‘rockin’
on his porch at Graceland living out his senior years? We’ll obviously never know, since Elvis
passed away in 1977 at the age of 42.
But rejoice
Elvis fans, for in less than two weeks, the annual Collingwood Elvis Festival
will celebrate all things Elvis. If
you’ve never been, get yourself to Collingwood from July 25th ‘til
July 28th. There’s always
something happening somewhere during the Collingwood Elvis Festival. You can check out the events schedule at www.collingwoodelvisfestival.com.
And make sure you check out the Olde Town Terrace at 219 Hurontario
Street for a delicious meal along with some very special Elvis events. Their website is www.oldetownterrace.com.
As promised,
all of our trivia quizzes again this week are about Elvis. This time around, the questions will focus on
albums by ‘The King’. For you trivia
buffs (and if you’re on this site, you’re more than likely a trivia buff), Elvis
charted 104 albums in Billboard Magazine (the radio/music industry ‘bible’)
with 10 of those going to # 1.
All of our
questions this week are multiple choice, so just have fun.
QUESTIONS:
1. In 1956, Elvis scored two # 1 albums on
Billboards’ album chart. In ’57, he
repeated that feat with two more # 1 albums.
What was the name of Elvis’ very first # 1 album in 1956?
Was it:
Was it:
a. Loving
You b. Elvis c. Elvis Presley
2. Out of all of Elvis’ movies, only three
soundtrack albums made it to # 1 on Billboards’ album chart. Which one of the following four Elvis
soundtrack albums DID NOT get to #
1? Was it: a. “G. I Blues” b. “Fun In Acapulco” c. “Roustabout” d. “Blue Hawaii”
3. During his lifetime, Elvis
recorded several Christmas albums (although one of those was re-released for many
years after it initially came out).
Which Elvis Christmas ALBUM contained the # 1 hit single “Blue
Christmas”? Was it: a. “Elvis’ Christmas Album” b. “Elvis Sings the Wonderful World of
Christmas” c. “If Every Day Was Like Christmas”
4. As all Presley fans know, Elvis was a very
spiritual person. He also loved to sing
gospel songs. In fact, while he was
alive, Elvis released several albums of spiritual/gospel/inspirational songs in
his career. 1957’s “Peace In The Valley”
was an EP (Extended Play 45) and does NOT count in this quiz. Which one of the following 4 of Elvis
spiritual LP’s was the most successful, according to Billboards’ album
chart? Was it: a. “His Hand In Mine” (1961) b. “You’ll Never Walk Alone” (1971) c. “How Great Thou Art” (1967) d. “He Touched Me” (1972)
5. Which of the following 4 Elvis albums stayed
at # 1 the longest? Was it: a. “G. I
Blues” (1960) b. “Elvis Presley” (1956)
c. “Loving You” (1957) d. “Blue
Hawaii” (1961).
ANSWERS
1. If you answered c. “Elvis Presley”, you win
the prize (there IS no prize however, only our heartiest congratulations for a
job well done). “Elvis” was the name of
his second # 1 in ’56. “Loving You” was
his first # 1 album in 1957. Both
“Loving You” and “Elvis Presley” each remained in the # 1 spot for 10 weeks. “Elvis” was at the top of the albums chart
for 5 weeks.
2. The correct answer for this question was b.
“Fun In Acapulco”, which did get to # 3 on Billboards’ album chart in 1964. “G.I. Blues” was # 1 in 1960/61, “Roustabout”
hung in at # 1 for 1 week in 1965 and “Blue Hawaii” was # 1 in 1961/62.
3. This one was a bit of a trick question since
there never was an Elvis album titled “If Every Day Was Like Christmas”
(It was a single though as you’ll see as you keep reading). The correct answer was a. “Elvis’ Christmas Album”
which was originally released in 1957 and was # 1 for four weeks. That album was re-released year after year,
but “Blue Christmas” wasn’t issued as a single by RCA Victor until 1964. It went to # 1 on the Christmas singles chart
(yes, there was a separate Christmas chart) for 2 weeks. The only other Elvis Christmas single to
chart was the aforementioned “If Every Day Was Like Christmas”, which as I mentioned,
was NEVER the name of an Elvis LP. It
did however, make it to # 2 on the Christmas singles chart in 1966.
4. According to Billboard
Magazine, a. is the correct answer. “His
Hand In Mine” made it to # 13 on Billboards’ album chart in 1961. 1967’s “How Great Thou Art” climbed to # 18
while ‘71’s “You’ll Never Walk Alone” only got as far as # 69. ”He Touched Me” in ’72 didn’t make it beyond
# 79. A compilation of Elvis’ spiritual
songs recorded between 1966 and 1972 titled, “He Walks Beside Me” was released
in 1978, the year after Elvis died, but it didn’t even crack the Top 100, only
getting as high as # 113.
5. d. “Blue Hawaii” is
correct. That soundtrack album remained
at # 1 for 20 weeks (nearly half a year).
All of the other 3 albums were # 1 for 10 weeks each.
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